Links for learning

Science

DIY Biology
Inspiration and support for students who want to do real research outside a typical learning or lab environment. If you have ever wanted to launch a biotech company in your garage, this is the place to get started.

Make
The magazine Make and the Make website are full of ideas for interesting projects that can help you learn more about technology, robotics and engineering.

Instructables
Lots of project ideas from woodworking and art, to cooking, jewelry, to remote control lawn mowers. Many are easy and use recycled or re-purposed materials. Instructables also hosts contests and has an email list.

History/Social Studies

Kids.gov
This government sponsored site list many resources and links for learning more about History and Social Studies. The links are grouped by grade level making it easy to find information suitable for all ages.